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Martha Amanda <I>Crowder</I> Walker

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Martha Amanda Crowder Walker

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
15 Jan 1843 (aged 58)
Burial
Westfield, Clark County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Martha Crowder Walker is the daughter of Phillip Crowder and his first wife, Susan Parish.

Martha was born about 1785 near Petersburg VA. She was one of 5 children. As a child, she moved with her parents and siblings to Greene County, KY.

Her mother, Susan Parish Crowder, died in KY in 1794. Her father remarried twice. First, Rachel Saunders who had a child and then died in KY. Phillip then married his third wife, Sally Chandler, with whom he had 9 children in KY and then relocated to Sangamon County, IL in 1830.

Martha Crowder married Lewis Walker in Greene Co, KY in 1805. in 1832, the couple and their children relocated to Illinois. In total, they had 10 children, including Susannah Walker Lanman (1810 - 1880), Sitha Walker Goble (1809-1849), James B. Walker (1815-1888) and Judiah Walker Robinson (1820 - ),

Martha and Lewis were instrumental in the establishment of Westfield Baptist (originally Good Hope) Church.

Martha Crowder Walker died in Clark Co, Illinois in 1843 and is buried in the Good Hope Cemetery with her husband, Lewis.

Other children of Philip Crowder and Susan Parish Crowder were: Susan,
Reuben - born 1784, Matthew, and Elizabeth - born 1790
Martha Crowder Walker is the daughter of Phillip Crowder and his first wife, Susan Parish.

Martha was born about 1785 near Petersburg VA. She was one of 5 children. As a child, she moved with her parents and siblings to Greene County, KY.

Her mother, Susan Parish Crowder, died in KY in 1794. Her father remarried twice. First, Rachel Saunders who had a child and then died in KY. Phillip then married his third wife, Sally Chandler, with whom he had 9 children in KY and then relocated to Sangamon County, IL in 1830.

Martha Crowder married Lewis Walker in Greene Co, KY in 1805. in 1832, the couple and their children relocated to Illinois. In total, they had 10 children, including Susannah Walker Lanman (1810 - 1880), Sitha Walker Goble (1809-1849), James B. Walker (1815-1888) and Judiah Walker Robinson (1820 - ),

Martha and Lewis were instrumental in the establishment of Westfield Baptist (originally Good Hope) Church.

Martha Crowder Walker died in Clark Co, Illinois in 1843 and is buried in the Good Hope Cemetery with her husband, Lewis.

Other children of Philip Crowder and Susan Parish Crowder were: Susan,
Reuben - born 1784, Matthew, and Elizabeth - born 1790

Gravesite Details

Age 59 years



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